Upper Midwest Blacksmith Association

The Journal of
The Upper Midwest Blacksmith Association
An ABANA Chapter

The UMBA web site has moved to the ABANA site and is no longer updating this page, but we will continue to maintain links to their previous newsletters for your viewing pleasure.

Table of Contents for the May - June 1995 Newsletter

About UMBA
Editor's Stray Sparks
UMBA President's Message
Features Text version only - See Web pages listed below
Happenings
Shop Tips Text version only - See Web page listed below

If you are interested in downloading previous issues of the newsletter in text format, go to the ArtMetal archives and FTP to the UMBA Newsletter directory.

UMBA Features

We have taken the best articles from our Features section and formatted them for Web browsing. They are, in most part, "how to's" with accompanying graphics.

"SLEDGE Part V or Just Toolin' Around": by Frank Garland
"The Joy of Sharpening " by Mike de Punte - Courtesy of The ArtMetal Project
"Tips for patinas on steel" by Rand Esser - Courtesy of The ArtMetal Project

Shop Tips

As a service to the reader we have taken clever shop tips and techniques from our newsletter and made them available for Web browsing.

"Rivet Heading Vise": Steve Hackbarth

UMBA Editor: Franklyn Garland
HTML Editor: Roger Schmitt
ArtMetal Editor/Curator: Enrique Vega
Last Updated: Sun, Jan 21, 1996

The Journal of The Upper Midwest Blacksmith Association An ABANA Chapter

Table of Contents for the May - June 1995 Newsletter

UMBA Features

Shop Tips

The Journal of
The Upper Midwest Blacksmith Association
An ABANA Chapter